Everything looked perfect at my best friend Aisha\u2019s wedding until I saw the groom\u2019s strange habit.<\/p>\n
Jason kept rubbing his wrist, wincing like it hurt.<\/p>\n
It was a gesture that I\u2019d seen before: my brother did the same thing after he got a fresh tattoo.<\/p>\n
As Aisha reached the altar, Jason\u2019s sleeve slipped just enough for me to see the truth \u2014 a red, irritated patch of skin and fresh black ink spelling out a name.<\/p>\n
Not hers. Cleo. Cleo, our mutual friend. The one Aisha had left off the bridesmaid list because of \u201ccomplicated history\u201d with Jason.<\/p>\n
And there she was, sitting in the second row in a red dress, smiling.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t let it go.<\/p>\n
I stopped the ceremony, pulled up Jason\u2019s sleeve, and revealed the tattoo.<\/p>\n
The crowd gasped. Cleo walked forward, lifted her wrist, and showed a matching one: Jason .<\/p>\n
Later she told everyone Jason had spent the night with her, called Aisha \u201csweet but boring,\u201d and admitted he was only after her family\u2019s money.<\/p>\n
Aisha\u2019s face turned cold.<\/p>\n
She pulled off her ring, dropped it at Jason\u2019s feet, and made announcement to the guests there would be no wedding but the reception would go on as her \u201cfreedom party.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, as we sipped champagne by the window, Aisha thanked me. \u201cYou saved me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
I said to her that she deserved better than someone who\u2019d mark himself with another woman\u2019s name on the eve of their wedding.<\/p>\n
By the end of the night, Jason was gone, Cleo had stormed out, and Aisha was barefoot on the dance floor, laughing.<\/p>\n
While the marriage never happened, the celebration? That was unforgettable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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